By the time Ronald Reagan ran for President he had served two terms as a conservative governor of California and delivered “A Time for Choosing” in support of Barry Goldwater.
Trump, who has not even been a registered Republican in either of the last two Presidential election years and was a registered Democrat as recently as 2008, described himself as Obama’s “biggest fan” when he was elected.
To use your line, “you can just skip the facts as you choose but it doesn’t mean you won’t catch hell for it.”
Trump does not deserve the support of conservatives simply because he says he’s one. It’s really just that simple.
I shook Ronald Reagan’s hand and was proud to have him as my President for 8 years.
But he was a democrat and a very big fan of FDR’s New Deal. I never held it against him and wouldn’t dream of doing so.
Donald Trump has shown his patriotism for decades and has always put Americans first.
Given the above facts, you have no point. You have a rant, but no point.
According to the Clinton Foundation itself, Trump donated at least $100,000 to it, and openly admitted to donating to Democrats; it benefited him financially -- that is, advancing the cause of tyranny and harming the cause of liberty aided his own financial gain (and presumably that of his stockholders; aiding profits "trumped" protecting liberty, plain and simple.
According to the article linked above, "Trump donated $5,000 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and $20,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in the 2006 cycle, effectively buoying the election prospects of Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, respectively. Just $1,000 of Trump's money in the 2006 cycle went to the National Republican Senatorial Committee.
The all-important 2006 cycle. But then, Trump was a registered Democrat in those days.
Trump was registered as a Republican from 1987 until 1999, when he switched to Independent, then registered as a Democratin 2001 and remained in that party until 2009, when he switched again to Republican.
B-b-b-b-but Reagan was once a Democrat, too!! Right?
Well, yeah, from about 1945 to 1962; by the time he ran for President and won in 1980, he'd already served as a Republican Governor for California and had been a Republican for 18 years.
Trump's actual actions and history show that a) he's only been a Republican this time for six years, and b) he's STILL even self-admittedly, as of July 14 of this year, "I identify with some things as a Democrat."
Reagan, on the other hand, stood strong in his rejection of the Democrat party after his switch, and was famous for saying, "I didn't leave the Democrat party, it left me."
It's one reason why when people compare Trump to Reagan, I can only shake my head in despair.
Trump publicly endorsed both McCain and Romney.